Harold J Rau

Military
media-29282.jpeg UPL 29282 Lt Col Hal Rau CO 20th FG & Honey J Cook photo collection and archives

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Object Number - UPL 29282 - Lt Col Hal Rau CO 20th FG & Honey

CO 356th FG Feb. 1943-Nov. 1943

CO 20th FG March 1944-Dec. 1944

275 combat hours

1 air kill (ME-109) + 4 ground kills (1 x JU-52 + 2 x HE-111 + 2 x ME-110)

While in England Col Rau adopted a yellow lab which he named 'Honey' which he took home with him in 1945.

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Aircraft

A P-38J Lightning (MC-R, serial number 42-68165) nicknamed "Gentle Annie" of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group flown by Colonel Harold J. Rau. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col. Rau, MC-R, 268165. 79th FS, 20th FG, 8th Air Force.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Gentle Annie
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron
Colonel Harold J. Rau and his ground crew of the 79th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Group with a P-38 Lightning nicknamed "Gentle Annie." Handwritten caption on reverse: 'P-38 Gentle Annie, 20th FG, 79th FS, Col. Harold J. Rau + crew.'
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Nicknames: Gentle Annie
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 370th Fighter Group 401st Fighter Squadron 79th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Gentle Annie Wildarclif III / Bridget's Bunnion
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 79th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1)

16 June 1910

Died

Transferred 20th Fighter Group

17 November 1974

Buried

Transferred 65th Fighter Wing

22 November 1974 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 10, Site: 11439

Enlisted

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

Langley AFB, Hampton, VA, USA

Other

given command of the 20th FG

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK

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